--- Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> >...Custer's Civil War record is pretty > impressive. You don't make Major General at 23 by > accident. He did that after having _13_ horses shot > out from under him. I would describe that as "very > brave" under any circumstances.
<smart-donkey remark in Mr. Ed's voice> Brave my haunches! It was those chargers who ran into the hail of bullets! If a horse had 13 men shot dead off his back, he'd be called a jinx! ;) <serious> While there are numerous accounts of horses' devotion to their riders, and vice versa, on the battlefield, I am grateful that 'cavalry' is now mechanized... Debbi Yet Planes And Tanks And Even Jeeps Are Named By Their Human Operators Maru __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
